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Botswana Gaborone travel guide
7 things to do in Gaborone. Pick places on the map and get a day-by-day walking route from your hotel with steps, kilometres and minutes.
Top things to do in Gaborone
- Kgale Hill — hill located in Gaborone, Botswana (visit ≈ 45 min)
- Botswana National Museum — museum in Gaborone, Botswana (visit ≈ 120 min)
- Christ the King Cathedral — cathedral (visit ≈ 35 min)
- Three Dikgosi Monument — monument in Gaborone, Botswana (visit ≈ 15 min)
- National Botanical Garden — Botswana's National Botanical Garden (visit ≈ 45 min)
- Taras Shevchenko monument, Gaborone — monument of ukrainian poet (visit ≈ 15 min)
- Masjid-Dun-Noor — mosque in Gaborone (visit ≈ 30 min)
2-day Gaborone walking itinerary
Starting point: City centre. The top 5 places at a normal pace (up to ~10 km of walking a day), in this order. Change places or your hotel on the map and the route is recalculated; distances are estimates with a street allowance.
- Day 1 (≈ 8.5 km · 11,530 steps · 1 h 55 min on the way): Christ the King Cathedral → Botswana National Museum → Taras Shevchenko monument, Gaborone → Three Dikgosi Monument
- Day 2 (≈ 3.7 km · 4,960 steps · 48 min on the way): Masjid-Dun-Noor
Good to know before visiting Gaborone
- Fine: Buying or exporting ivory and wildlife products is illegal.
- Fine: Photographing military sites, airports, bridges and government buildings is prohibited.
- Warning: Traffic drives on the left.
- Warning: Animals wander onto roads at night; avoid driving after dark.
- Warning: Malaria is a risk in the north.
- The currency is the pula; cards work in towns.
- Emergency: police 999, ambulance 997, fire 998
- Plugs: D/G/M, 230V
- Tap water: Don't drink tap water; use bottled.
- Tipping: About 10% is customary.
Sources: UK FCDO — Foreign travel advice: Botswana, Wikivoyage — Botswana, T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı — Türk vatandaşlarının tabi olduğu vize uygulamaları · For information only; rules change, check official sources before you go. Last checked: 2026-10
Gaborone travel FAQ
- How many days do you need in Gaborone?
- The top 5 places in the centre take about 2 days at a normal pace on a walking route from your hotel.
- What are the top things to do in Gaborone?
- Highlights: Kgale Hill, Botswana National Museum, Christ the King Cathedral, Three Dikgosi Monument and National Botanical Garden. The map has 7 things to do in total.
- What is the emergency number in Gaborone?
- Emergency: police 999, ambulance 997, fire 998.
- Do you tip in Gaborone?
- About 10% is customary.
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